WASHINGTON — House Democrats will unveil 15 proposals for curbing gun violence that resemble
President Barack Obama’s plan and will include a call for banning assault weapons, people familiar
with the package said Wednesday.
The Democrats’ recommendations will also include barring high-capacity magazines carrying more than
10 rounds of ammunition, requiring background checks for all gun sales and prohibiting gun
trafficking, all of which Obama proposed last month.
The proposals, to be released Thursday by top House Democrats, were described by people who
requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the plan publicly. They represent
the initial House Democratic response to the horrific Dec. 14 shooting of 20 first-graders and six
adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
Even so, the Democrats’ proposals are unlikely to go anywhere quickly in the Republican-controlled
House. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has said the House will wait to see what
the Democratic-led Senate does.